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New Guidelines for Wound Management Available
New Guidelines for Wound Management Available -- Posted by Gumbo on 10-29-04 05:09
New Guidelines for Wound Management Available
Originally Published:20041001.
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) has released a new
clinical guideline intended for use by health care professionals who direct,
provide, or specialize in wound care for patients with lower extremity
neuropathic disease, according to an Aug 12, 2004, news release from WOCN.
The guideline includes etiology; overall management goals; and information
about assessment, intervention, and neuropathic wound prevention.
Lower extremity neuropathic disease occurs as a result of damage to specific
nerve structures. In patients who are diabetic, metabolic changes that occur
as a result of hyperglycemia and insulin deficiency contribute to
progressive functional and structural defects that damage peripheral nerve
tissue. This damage produces neuroLogicaL deficits that result in reduced or
altered perception of temperature, touch, and pain.
The guideline supports clinical practice by providing research-based,
clinical information with a goal of producing improved, cost-effective
patient outcomes. It also provides impetus for education and a framework for
future research. Copies of the guideline can be purchased online at
http://www.wocn.org or by calling WOCN at (888) 224-9626.
Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society Releases New Clinical Guideline
for the Treatment of Lower-Extremity Neuropathic Disease (news release,
Glenview, III: Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, Aug 12, 2004).
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